Trade fair countdown: 10 days to go: Boot Düsseldorf: facts about the trade fair and new hall plan

The trade fair begins on 18 January 2020 with an unmissable change: after a good two and a half years of construction, the site on the banks of the Rhine has a new Hall 1 including a new, spacious South Entrance area. Where the trend sports of kitesurfing and windsurfing were previously presented in the old Halls 1 and 2, motorboats will now be on display in a single modern hall.

More space for sailing boats

This change will be accompanied by further changes to the hall layout. Although many of the more than 2000 exhibitors from all areas of water sports will be in their previous locations, the reorganisation will affect the motorboat and diving areas.

For sailors, the most important change is that sailing boats will now be shown in three complete halls - 15, 16 and 17. Previously, part of Hall 17 was also occupied by motorboats. In future, these can be found in Halls 1 to 5 and 9.

Delius Klasing Verlag, which publishes YACHT, will also be exhibiting in Hall 10 with a comprehensive range of sailing books, cruising literature, paper and digital nautical charts.

The YACHT stand can be found in Hall 16, Stand C22.

Opening hours

The 51st boot Düsseldorf will take place from 18 to 26 January 2020. It is open daily from 10 am to 6 pm.

Admission prices

Admission costs 25 euros at the box office, concessions 12 euros. The ticket for children aged 7 to 12 costs 7 euros. The afternoon ticket is valid from Monday to Thursday from 2 p.m. and costs 14 euros, or 10 euros if purchased online in advance.

If you want to visit the trade fair on two days, it is best to buy the two-day ticket for 33 euros, online 27 euros. Groups and family tickets are also available in the boot webshop. Members of the "boot Club" receive discounted tickets.

Journey

Lines U78 and U79 run from Düsseldorf main station to the exhibition centre. The admission ticket (eTicket) entitles you to free travel to and from the exhibition centre with the Rheinbahn in the tariff area of the Rhine-Ruhr transport association (VRR, 2nd class). If you are travelling by car, enter the address Am Staad, 40474 Düsseldorf into the satnav. Bus route 896 runs from the airport to the exhibition centre.

Organisation

With an app including an interactive site plan, the trade fair visit can be organised at home and on site.

www.boot.de

Further information about the trade fair and the new products at boot can also be found in the new YACHT 3/2020 and the digital edition, which will be published on 15 January.